Comments on: World Press Freedom Day | Jordanian Media In Numbers

By: Fares

Fares — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:33:07 +0000

wait…

“(i) The State shall guarantee freedom of opinion. Every Jordanian shall be free to express his opinion by speech, in writing, or by means of photographic representation and other forms of expression, provided that such does not violate the law.”

Seriously? We have an oxymoron, IN OUR CONSTITUTION !

By: Fares

Fares — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:27:50 +0000

Well.. you are a phenomenon your self
this is fairly free and sure as hell more interesting than the tangible stuff!

By: Athoob

Athoob — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:04:02 +0000

It seem the fourth pillar of governance, “our free press” is only worried about filling its pockets when it comes to applying self censorship, how come our major news paper, the big brother is eager to produce a propaganda flier to compete with others filling our weekend doorsteps with senseless and shallow advertising rather than focusing on producing a weekend colourful supplement that reflects news, snap shots, more space for free inquisitive and investigative press with in depth analysis, portals to enhances readership and knowledge of our beloved country.

Sadly no body voiced support for the “cultural tax” to be imposed on advertising space “pages and pages” on our daily’s narrowing content to less than 10% of the page space. Hurray for a “moral press” with a sense of social responsibility that should encourage culture, reading and common sense rather than filling our street with propaganda paper litter which our municipalities have to clean every Saturday with tax payer money. Thank God for the Blogs the new free press.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:56:25 +0000

Reading this entry right now is a bit of a coincidence: earlier today I was reading about about self-censorship by Jordanian journalists in Neil MacFarquhar’s book The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday. MacFarquhar talks about Emad Hajjaj, too.
I love your blog, by the way. I discovered it a while back when my sister started seeing a Jordanian guy living here in the US (they’re now engaged, which I’m happy with because he’s a cool guy and a good cook), and I realized I should learn more about Jordan. Keep up the good work, please, and the informed, honest, and wry commentary. (People don’t say that enough to good bloggers, do they?) Every country needs its citzens to demand openness from its government and media–heck, we just had an eight-year lesson in that need here in America.

By: Jabal

Jabal — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:29:25 +0000

Everyone knows the Jordanian Constitution, and that of all Arab countries, is a PR document we show to Western donors and annoying human rights organizations who want to see that we are a nice, modern, and democratic Arab country. Our constitution is an ornament.

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André Marty berichtet — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:09:06 +0000

Der Papst, die Presse und die Freiheit…

Jetzt kommt ER.Während sich die lieben Kolleginnen und Kollegen in Israel in Prognosen überschlagen, geht’s in Jordanien wohl etwas zurückhaltender zu und her: Pressefreiheit - auf der anderen Seite des Jordans (via blac…

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The Ombudsman and journalism in Jordan « The Ambassador’s Weblog — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:06:16 +0000

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By: mo

mo — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:25:20 +0000

“Asked which issues they voluntarily avoid discussing”

lol 2al ya3ni they could if they wanted to

By: Yazan Al-Majali

Yazan Al-Majali — Sun, 03 May 2009 20:33:47 +0000

http://www.aaramnews.com/website/58664NewsArticle.html

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By: Mohanned

Mohanned — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:17:26 +0000

Why do you think that is? I mean Journalists not having the guts to cross lines? People not willing to stand up and protest?

By: kinzi

kinzi — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:44:50 +0000

This doesn’t even include editors, who help further editing/conforming take place.

All this bad news, Nas, I am praying for enough good news to keep you going. :S